Review Blog

Jul 06 2017

D-Bot Squad series by Mac Park

Ill. by James Hart. Allen and Unwin, 2017.Sky high. ISBN 9781760295981Double trouble. ISBN 9781760295998
(Age: 5-7) Recommended. Dinosaurs. Robots. Adventure
Stories. Susannah McFarlane and Louise Park authors of the popular
series Zac Power have written an exciting new series perfect
for young readers. D-Bot Squad takes place in a world filled with
dinosaurs, high-tech gadgets and young riders who rescue and
teleport these creatures back to safety.
In Sky high Hunter Marks is learning to ride his dino-bot,
mastering the controls in windy conditions. He is part of the D-Bot
Squad whose mission is to catch robotic dinosaurs that have escaped
from a secret island. After being dive-bombed by seagulls and a dip
in the sea, the young rider captures the pterodactyl and teleports
it back to base. Unfortunately, when Hunter decides to ignore
mission control and go after a second animal, he is caught in the
claws of a flying Quetzalcoatlus and he needs to be rescued himself.
Double trouble continues Hunter's story, he is being held in
the clutches of the flying dinosaur as it flies high above the sea.
How can he escape? Charlie and her d-bot fly in to save Hunter, in a
daring rescue. Teamwork is needed to capture this dinosaur and
teleport this animal to safety.
Easy to read text, short paragraphs, engaging font styles and sizes
are interspersed with a combination of graphic novel spreads to
engage and encourage the development of reading and visual literacy.
These D-Bot Squad novels are just right for reluctant readers and
for children beginning to read chapter books. After sharing these
fun stories, Early Years students can research the dinosaurs
included, develop their own project cards, then design and create
their own dinobots.
Rhyllis Bignell